It is perfectly legal for a citizen to record police activity. This issue has been addressed recently by two federal appeals court circuits, both circuits upheld the practice as protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court refused to take either of the cases on appeal thus letting stand the rulings of the lower courts.
via Recording Police Activity and Identification Issues | Chief Weems’ Blog.
Read the whole thing and not just the parts you like. A very interesting point is made about a traffic stop.
Thanks for posting this.
LB